Longtime Head of RI State Lifeguard Tournament Battling Terminal Cancer

Longtime head of RI State Lifeguard Tournament battling terminal cancer

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — Lifeguards past and present gathered Monday to rally around longtime Rhode Island State Lifeguard Tournament head Dave Hoffer. Hoffer, who's served as head of the tournament for five decades, won't be competing alongside his teammates this year as he continues to battle terminal cancer. "Everyone knows Dave 'the Hoff' Hoffer," Senior lifeguard Dave Pezzullo said. "He embodies what it means to be a Rhode Island lifegua…

Inside the Rhode Island Lifeguard Tournament - Rhode Island Monthly

Photograph by Gansett Photography Every year in the first week of August, beachgoers turn out to watch Rhode Island’s summer finest compete in sand and surf. The Rhode Island Lifeguard Tournament features six nights of competition to test the state’s surf-certified teams, from the swells of Narragansett to the gentle shores of Roger Wheeler State Beach. “It’s a long history, a legacy event,” says Brian Guadagno, tournament director. “It really c…